President Donald Trump said he will invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota if lawmakers don’t stop “insurrectionists” from attacking ICE agents. Trump made the threat in a Truth Social post on Thursday, after ICE agents shot and injured a man.
“If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
ICE officer-involved shootings
The threat from Trump comes after ICE officers shot and killed a protester, Renee Good, last week and injured another on Wednesday.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, a federal officer shot a man in the leg during an arrest attempt on Wednesday night.
DHS said that when an officer caught up with the suspect, the suspect resisted arrest. During the struggle, two people emerged from a nearby apartment and attacked the officer with a snow shovel and a broom handle. The agency claimed the officer feared for his safety and “fired a defensive shot to defend his life.” The agency says, “The initial suspect was hit in the leg.”
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The Insurrection Act has been formally invoked 30 times throughout U.S. history by 17 different presidents.
In response to the shootings, Minnesota lawmakers have called for federal immigration officials to leave the city, claiming they’re making tensions on the ground worse.
After Wednesday’s shooting, the City of Minneapolis shared a post on X, saying “The City of Minneapolis again demands that ICE leave the city and state immediately. We stand by our immigrant and refugee communities – know that you have our full support.”
What is the Insurrection Act?
The Insurrection Act is a federal law that allows the president to deploy the U.S. military and federalize National Guard units within the U.S. It authorizes law enforcement and the military to police domestically.
The act is used “to suppress rebellion or domestic violence or to enforce the law in certain situations,” according to the Brennan Center.
It is a primary exception to the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits federal military forces from participating in civilian law enforcement activities.
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